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Miscellaneous Corrections
Front Cover: Yes, that is Lingo on the front cover as the faded-back text, not ActionScript. Funny, huh? I guess the cover design people didn't know.
Chapter 12: In this chapter, you can see that String.fromCharCode(13) is used to separate questions in text files. This character (the Return character) works great for Mac projectors, and maybe Windows projectors too. But for Flash being served from a real Web server, it seems that String.fromCharCode(10) (The Line Feed character) works better. You'll see the place to change this on page 246 and 252. If you don't you may end up getting a quiz that is only one question, no matter how many questions are in the text file.
List if Web Resources: One reader pointed out that the list to Flashmaster.nu is no longer active. As a matter of fact, it points to a site that has ads for porn sites. This is what is known as porn-slamming. When a user lets their domain registration accidentally lapse, the site is taken over by someone else, filled with porn, and the original owner is offered the chance to "buy it back" for a large sum. What a dirty trick.
Chapter 16, page 343: In the "checkHits" function of the Space Rocks game, there is a small piece missing. The line that reads "bullets.splice(j);" should read "bullets.splice(j,1);". Without the 1, the splice does not work.
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